The actor, who starred in around 300 movies, won the National Film Award for best actor for his role as a police inspector in the 1982 film “Ardh Satya”. He also received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India in the year 1990.
After the end of art cinema movement, Puri shifted to mainstream cinema where he did memorable character roles while continuing to give noteworthy performances in films like “Vijeta”, “Ghayal”, “Droh Kaal”, “Maachis”, “Ghatak: Lethal”, “Chachi 420”, “Khoobsurat”, “Pukar”, “Hera Pheri” and “Dev”.
